Car-roof.



No. 820,362. PATENTED MAY 8 0 LINK GAR ROOF.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 17. 1905.

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APPLICATION FILED APR.17, 1905.

UN1TED` STATES, PATENT I @LIVER Linnen Sr. CHARLES, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR rro'sr. LoUIS CAR ROQF COMPNY, @F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURL A CRPRATIN.

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To all whom t muy concern.'

Be it known that l, OLIVER LINK, a citizen ot the United States, residing in St. Charles, in the county of St. Charles and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Car-Roofs, of which the 'following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying' drawings, forming part oi this specification.

My present invention relates to improvements upon 'the construction of car-root illustrated in Letters Patent oi the United States issued to me March 17, 1891, No. 448,529.

The object ot `the resent improvement is to overcome certain efeots in Vthe roof, -as described in said Letters Patent, hy using independent side rooting-sheets that are united at 'the apex oit the roof by seam-joints instead of being extended entirely across the roof, also hy providing interlockingT seam-j oints through the medium of which the sheets are joined at the apex oi the root, also hy roviding clips 'for coniinin the sheets at the ast-mentioned joints, also y providing ninning-hoard-saddie-retaining ohps consisting o'l arms that are integral with each other and which have interlocking engagement with the transverselyextending seam-caps of the root instead of making said clip-arms in the 'forni ot independent members.

Another object of my improvement is to provide binding-strips by which the rootingsheets are secured to the roof at their lower ends;

Figure l is a perspective view of my root, shown partly in completed condition and partly in unoompleted condition. Fig. il is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the roof at oneo'i itslower edges and the binding-strip applied thereto. Eig. lll is an enlarged perspective view of one of the running-ecard saddles and one of the retainingclips by which said saddle is held applied thereto. Fig. 1V is a perspective view oi one of the saddle-retainin cli' s as they appear loeiore they are applieto the saddle. Fig. V is a perspective view of one o the saddleretaining clips in the condition in which they ppear after they are applied to the saddles.

lig. Vi is an enlarged erspective view oi one of the u per corners oiiaroofinwsheet at one side of t e root and one of the lips hy which Specification of Letters Patent.`

Application 'Bled April 17, 1905. Serial 255,986.

Patented May 8,1906.

the side roo'fin -sheets are united at their joints. Fig. V l is an enlarged perspective view oi a portion of one of the roofing-sheets utilized at the opposite side of the roof from that at which the sheet illustrated in Fig. VI is used and one of the clips by which the side rooting-sheets are united to each other at the apex of the roof. Fig.''Vili is a pers ective view ci one end of one of the caps t at has interlocking engagement with the side roofing-fsheets to connect them transversely of the roo f y 1 designates the sheathing of my car-roof on which 'the metal rooting-sheets are laid, and 2 is one of the car sidewalls.

A desi vnatos the'side rooting-sheets at one side of t e apex oi the car-roof, and B the side roofing-sheetsv at the other side of the apex ofthe root. The sheets A are provided with upturned side flanges 3, extending transversely of the root and having downwardlyextending inclined wings Il. The iianges 3 of adjacent sheets A .ahnt against each other, as seen in Fig. l, and the wings t diverge in opposite directions at each transversely-extending joint oi the sheets.

5 represents clamping-clips nailed or otherwise secured at their bases to the roofingsheets and each consisting ol the hase and a pair oi tongues te, one of which is bent laterally in one direction to overlap and secure an adjacent sheet-frange 3 and its wing l and the other of which is adapted to be bent over in `the other direction to overlap the flange 3 and its wing Ll. of the nent sheet.

7 designates caps that are applied to the wings oi adjoining roo'ling-sheets 4by slipping them thereonto from the lower ends of the wings. Each of these caps is oi approximatey n shape in cross-section and has at the e ges ot its sides inturned lips 8, that are adapted to engage the edges of the sheets wings Il and interlock with said wings, therehy binding the sheets at their Ijoints extending transversely of the roei and preventing ingress of moistureinto the joints between 'the rooiing-sheets. it the upper edge of each roofing-sheet Lis an up'turned flange 9, 'that carries a downturned wing 10.- This flange 9 zand its wing are integral with the side` flanges 3 of the sheets A, lthe bending of the side and upper flanges' with respect to the 'main bodies of the sheets losing permitted by IOO \ lower end of each roofln -sheet is a ton making triangularfolds at the corners of the roofing-sheets, so that the corner portions of the sheets may be folded acainst the upper flanges 9 and between said llanges and their wings 10, as seen at 11, Fig. VII. At the e that is adapted to be ent onto the ower edges of the sides of the roof-sheathing or cave-molding. The sheets B, which are, as stated, located at the opposite side of the apex of the roof from that occupied by the sheets A, each have upwardly-extending side flanges 12, that carry wings 13, similar to that 4 of the sheets A to receive caps, and each sheet B also has an upper flange 14, that is inte/gral with the side flanges 12, the bending of the flanges with respect to the bodies of the sheets being permitted by makin triangularfolds 15 at the upper corners4 o the sheets, as seen in Fig. VII.

16 designates clips that are nailed or otherwise secured to the roofing-sheathing adjacent to the a ex of the roof and which extend first vertica ly from their bases and then downwardly over the upper flanges 14 of the roofing-sheets B and then upwardly in the form of tongues 17, between which and the downwardly-extending portion -of the clips the wings 10 .of the roong-sheets A are ada ted to fit when the u per ends of the roo ng-sheets are assemble 1n the roof. After the wings 10 are positioned in the pockets as provided for, the upper ends of the tongues 17 are bent over the upper flanges 9 of the sheets A to hold said flanges confined to the flanges- 14 of the roofing-sheets B, as seen in I. It will be seen that due to the wings 10 of the roofing-sheets A overlapping the upper flanges 14 of the sheets B water-tight Joints are provided between the upper ends of the sheetsA and B, and the roofing-sheets havingtheir side and upper flanges 1nte ral there is no opportunity for moisture to nd access between the roofing-sheetsat the apex of the roof. g

18 designates running-board saddles that are notched both longitudinally and transversely at their under sides, so that they may be fitted to the caps extending transversely of the car-roof and the upturned and interlocking flanges at the upper ends of the roofingsheets. The saddles 18 are provided at their ends with slits 19.

20 represents folded saddle-retaining clips, which are formed of sheet metal and each of which consists of' a pair of arms/integral with each otherv at their upper ends and formed of a single strip of metal. These clips are folded centrally of their ends and flattened into a condition to permit of the passage of their bodies through the slits 19 of the saddles to which they are applied. The arms of the clips 20 diverge from the bodies of the clips at their free ends to a sufficient degree to permit of their straddling the caps 7., and

each arm has an inwardly-extending wing' 21, that terminates in a lip 22, that is adapted y -the roofin -sheet side wings 4, that extend transverse y of the roof'. The caps are vthen ut' in place in the manner before described, with the bodies of the clips 2() remainin in straight condition. The saddles 18 are t en seated on the apex of the roof, and the staight bodies of the rclips 20 are introduced into the slits 19 in the saddles, sothat the upper ends of said bodies will project above the tops of the saddles. These projecting upper ends of the clip-bodies are then flattened by striking them a blow with a suitable implement, thereby s reading the bodies of the clips laterally in oth directions on top ofthe saddles, afterwhich the flattened portions of the clip-bodies may be secured to the saddles by any suitable means, such as by nailing them in their flattened condition, as seen in Figs. I and HI.

23 des1gnates a retaining-strip that is nailed or otherwise secured to the body of the car, as seen in Figs. I and Il. This strip is'applied at the eaves of the car-roof and is of waving or serpentine form to provide dip and crown portions, which are respectively secured to the car-body and rest upon the roofing-sheets, the crowns of the str1 being bent over at angles to the dips for t e purpose of causing said portions to assume their proper positions upon the roofing-sheets. At the location of each transverse seam between the roofing-sheets and forming parts of the retaining-strip are sockets 24, which are fitted to the transverse seam members at their lower ends. The retaining-strips 23 are preferablyv made in sections, as seen in Fig. Il, and provided with bolt-holes 25, through which a bolt or nail may be passed to unite the sections. One of the bolt-holes is referably elongated to permit longitudi- `na play of the strip-sectionsrdue to expansion and contraction.

l claim as my invention- 1. In a car-roof, the combination of roofing-sheets, seam members uniting said sheets transversely of thereof, running-board saddles surmounting said seam members, and saddle-retaining clips for securin the saddles to the seam members; each ol said clips consisting of a single sheet of metal folded at the middle to provide a tongue for engage- IIO ment with the saddles and having inturned wings provided with lips for interlocking engagement with said seam mem ers. a

2. ln' a car-roof, the combination with the car-body and roof-sheathing, of roofingsheets applied to said sheathing, and retaining-strips secured to saidl car-body and overlapping said roofing-sheets; said retainin crowns bent .at an angle to the dips and reststrips being of serpentine form, substantialv ing upon the roofing-sheets, substantially as' 1o as set forth. set forth.

3. In a car-roof, the combination With the OLIVER LINK car body and roof sheathing, of `I'ooiillgsheets applied to said sheathing, and retalm- In piesonce .oufing-strips of serpentine form having their ADOLPH THRo, dips secured to the car-body l an their JNO. WENNINGHAUS. 

